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2024 was a year chock-full of data breaches and privacy violations. Many new data privacy and cybersecurity regulations were introduced (and became effective), and regulators sent a strong message to businesses that privacy...more
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular topics and posts from 2024. Expanding State Privacy Laws- This year saw a...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
Introduction - Illinois has enacted laws addressing rights and obligations related to data privacy. Companies and organizations that handle, collect, disseminate, or otherwise deal in nonpublic information have a number of...more
Last year proved to be a big year in data protection with U.S. state data protection laws popping up across the country, the FTC updating its guidance and regulations on everything from data breaches and biometric...more
AI-Created Art isn’t Copyrightable, Judge Says in Ruling that Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause - “A federal judge upheld a finding from the U.S. Copyright Office that a piece of art created by AI is not open to...more
Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued - The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more
As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to...more
CYBERSECURITY - Cisco/Talos Researchers Find Attackers Using Slack and Discord to Distribute Malware - Another example of the resiliency and creativity of cyber-attackers is outlined in a new blog by Cisco/Talos...more
Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Bobby Rush (D-IL) introduced legislation on January 9 that would amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According to Walberg and Rush, the legislation would update...more
Security researchers Intezer and IBM X-Force have identified a new ransomware that is seriously vicious. It’s PureLocker—named because it is programmed in PureBasic language, which is apparently unusual. ...more
As security risks continue to be at the forefront of legislators’ agendas across the country, New York has joined the growing roster of states pressing businesses to develop more robust breach procedures. Originally proposed...more
California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more
Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation - A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more
Security researchers this week have found a new vulnerability that affects Wi-Fi Protected Access II, also known as WPA2, which is the security protocol used by many wireless networks. The vulnerability, Key Reinstallation...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A string of recent class action lawsuits regarding businesses’ use of employees’ biometric data should put employers on heightened alert regarding compliance with various state biometric privacy laws....more
Biometric data – obviously not in just the movies anymore. It is alive, well, and increasingly being used in our everyday society. But, on September 23, 2015, when the Office of Personnel Management revealed that fingerprint...more